Classic Canasta: Deal; Melds; Initial Meld; Play; Threes; Frozen Discard Pile; End of the hand; Scoring; Strategy; Variations Modern American Canasta: Deal; Melds; Play; Threes; Initial Meld; End of the Play; Special Hands; Scoring; Variations / Table Rules Canasta for Two Players Cana...
Scoring When the play has ended the hand is scored. Each player's score for the hand consists of: the total value of any bonuses they are entitled to, plus the total value of all the cards they have melded, minus the total value of any cards remaining in their hands. The bonus scores...
Classic Canasta Scoring When the play has ended the hand is scored. Each partnership's score for the hand consists of: • the total value of any bonuses they are entitled to - see the table below, • plus the total value of all the cards they have melded, • minus the total valu...
Canasta has toured the United States significantly, sharing the stage with Wilco, Grizzly Bear, Devotchka, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Menomena, Sloan, Kaiser Chiefs, White Rabbits, and The Delgados. They even played a set for President Obama during his campaign. This is their first tour outsi...
Even in hands where we already have two Canastas and are winning! Just now, my robot partner laid down a wild card meld of 5 duces, even after I had already gone down using my wild cards. It was near the end of the hand so there was no way we would be able to complete the ...